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2021 • 2h 9min • R • Thriller, Drama

The Mauritanian

The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center without charges for over a decade and sought help from a defense attorney for his release.

IMDb 7.5

RT 75%

MC 53

Writers

Sohrab Noshirvani

Rory Haines

Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Composer

Tom Hodge

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Tahar Rahim

Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Jodie Foster

Nancy Hollander

Benedict Cumberbatch

Lt. Stuart Couch

Shailene Woodley

Teri Duncan

Zachary Levi

Neil Buckland

Langley Kirkwood

Sergeant Sands

Saamer Usmani

Arjun

Corey Johnson

Bill Seidel

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Jodie Foster Nancy Hollander

Benedict Cumberbatch Lt. Stuart Couch

Shailene Woodley Teri Duncan

Zachary Levi Neil Buckland

Langley Kirkwood Sergeant Sands

Saamer Usmani Arjun

Corey Johnson Bill Seidel

Matthew Marsh General Miller

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André Jacobs Judge Robertson

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